Dozens of people gathered for a candlelight vigil on Friday night to remember a six-year-old boy who died after falling through the ice in Airdrie on Monday afternoon.
The boy and his brother were walking on the thin ice in Bayside when they both plunged into the water.
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“As a sign of our love and support, we are asking Airdrie to come out and show this family that their community is here for them to lean on, to give support and love to them now and in the days, weeks and months to follow,” the organizer wrote in a Facebook group.
The vigil took place at the Bayside Bridge. Those in attendance recited the Lord’s Prayer and sang Amazing Grace as people placed candles, teddy bears and flowers along the bridge deck.
Watch below: A community in Airdrie continues to come to grips with the sudden and tragic loss of a little boy. A 6-year-old plummeted through thin ice on a neighborhood waterway. His 10-year-old brother is still recovering. Jill Croteau has the latest.
The six-year-old boy was airlifted to the Alberta Children’s Hospital in critical, life-threatening condition where he passed away.
His older brother was taken to hospital by ambulance in stable condition and was released the following day.
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Watch below: The community of Airdrie is in shock after the death of a little boy and the near drowning of his brother. They were playing on a canal when they went through the ice. Kim Smith reports.
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